The historical background

THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

presented by: Lenny Kunz Wichard Goldhahn Jana Zeigert

date: 13th January 2022

OUTLINE

1. overview about society, economy, religion and politics

2. Queen Elizabeth I.

3. Shakespears London

4. sources

overview

economy

society

overview

politics

religion

society

very religious

nobel

people like merchants and craftsmen

poors

strictly divided

the lowest class were the poor

nobel class were the richest

the middle class includes merchants and craftsmen Shakespear came from this class

economy

economy rose, because of Queen Elizabeth I.

Elizabethans felt the effect and the people got richer

she continued the trade policy between the countries she traded with

England also had a hard time because of anglo-spanic war

helped economy to rise and stay stable

very successful time for England during the regency of Elizabeth I.

religion

two main religions

protestant

catholic

God was the ruler of everything and everyone

church played biggest role in peoples lifes

Monarchie, the regency of Queen Elizabeth I.

centralized, well-organized, and effective government --> results of Henry VII. and Henry VIII. and Elizabeth I. hard punishments

Elizabeth I. was very successful because she appreciated the people good will over everything else

politics

protestants and Catholics had big disputes

people had to endure torture

England consolidated with Protestantism

Queen Elizabeth I.

2.1 biography

• was born on 7th September 1533 Greenwich
• died 24th March 1603 Richmond
• House of Tudor
• Bynames: the Virgin Queen and Good Queen Bess

2.2 the Elizabethan worldview

- describes world view of the English society while Elizabeth I. reigned

- everything was a microcosm in itself and reflected the order of the cosmos

microcosm (Greek: for small, cosmos for world order) is the world of tiny compared to macrocosm (gigantic). Between those two is the area which can be perceived directly by the human. (area is called mesocosm)

- clear view of functioning of God's creation and man's position within this creation

- firm belief in a well-structured system of order and hierarchy

- regions, where Nature's order was constantly disturbed owned by chaos

- occasional disturbances were inevitable

- consequences: war among elements or animals defying nature

- "correspondences" among man and universe

- position of a king was compared to an eagle among birds and a lion among animals

- woman considered weak and unable of conflict-solving

- law of Nature bound everything, God had created into hierarchy, a "Chain of Beings"

Shakespeare's London

- establishment of many colonies

- war with Spain

- London is very important trading center

- architecture is orientated on roman and greek style

- authorities and puritans disrupt development of theatre

social conditions

- increased number of residents

- religious fights

- narrow, crowded, dirty streets

- many corpses because of pestilence

but

- low tax rate

- queen was loved

- booming economy ( worldwide trades)

London today

London 16. century

- no religion- college town - tourist, student destination - deadly terror attacks - traffic jam - 8,69 million residents - government: constitutional monarchy

- catholic, protestant church- important trading center - expansion worldwide - danger pestilence - narrow, crowded, dirty streets - 225.000 residents - government: absolutism

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sources

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